Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights

Leech Tishman’s Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights Practice Group is well-respected, both regionally and nationally, as a major force in the areas of bankruptcy and creditors’ rights.

With over 50 years of combined experience, our seasoned lawyers provide advice and counsel to business and consumer debtors, financial institutions, bankruptcy trustees, trade creditors, creditors’ committees, and purchasers of assets and claims in Chapter 11 bankruptcies, state court receiverships, liquidations and other insolvency proceedings, as well as out-of-court workouts and restructurings.

Our team of professionals has a solid understanding of the complexities governing bankruptcy and creditors’ rights issues and has represented clients in many local and national high profile cases.

Commercial Services

Bankruptcy Planning, Proceedings and Litigation

Representation of commercial debtors in all facets of the bankruptcy process

Pre-bankruptcy planning

Obtaining cash collateral and debtor-in-possession financing

Formulating and obtaining confirmation of plans of reorganization and plans of liquidation

Claims administration and distribution

Representation of creditors’ committees

Successfully blocking motions for relief from stay by secured creditors leading to distributions for unsecured creditors

Aggressively negotiating distributions to the class of unsecured creditors

Prosecuting avoidance actions

Representation of secured creditors

Obtaining relief from stay

Negotiating protections for cash collateral

Negotiating debtor-in-possession financing

Representation of trade creditors

Defending avoidance action

Filing and obtaining distributions for Section 503(b)(9) claimholders

Securing critical vendor status

Representation of landlords

Litigating assumption or rejection of unexpired lease

Obtaining payment from debtors-in-possession

Representation of bankruptcy trustees

Estate administration

Liquidation of assets by auction and private sale

Prosecution of avoidance actions

State Court Receivership and Foreclosure

Seeking appointment of receiver to protect interests of lender

Representation of receivers

Protecting and preserving business property for benefit of creditors

Turnarounds, Workouts, and Restructurings

Negotiating, restructuring, and documenting of defaulted loans outside of bankruptcy representing both lenders and debtors

Liquidation and Insolvency

Winding up business in orderly fashion outside of bankruptcy in the most advantageous manner possible to the equity holders, creditors, and employees

Debt Settlement and Negotiation

Negotiating, restructuring and documenting of defaulted loans outside of bankruptcy, including mortgage modifications

We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for Bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code. The legal information provided for on this website is intended to be general in nature. The facts and circumstances of each person’s bankruptcy can have a bearing on the information on this site. You should not rely completely upon this information, without first contacting an attorney who is experienced in the area of bankruptcy law.